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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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